''Brides'' ( ka, პატარძლები; transliterated ''Patardzlebi'') is a 2014 Georgian-French film directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili. and produced by Gemini, Millimeter Films and

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. In her feature film debut Tinatin Kajrishvili shows the daily routine of a woman whose partner is in prison. The film is about human dignity and the repressive judicial system in Georgia. The film had its world premiere at the

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in the Panorama section and won the 3rd Place Panorama Audience Award – Fiction Film 2014. It has also been selected for the official competition (World Narrative Competition) of

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. Main actress Mari Kitia received the Special Jury Prize for Best Actress at the Sarajevo Film Festival, and the movie was given 3 awards at the Scarborough Worldwide Film Festival, including the Outstanding Directorial Achievement Award. The film was supported by the Georgian National Film Center and the French

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Plot

Nutsa, a young mother, lives with her two children in a suburbs of Tbilisi in Georgia. Her partner Goga is in prison. They get married, so she gains the right to talk to him once a month in the visiting room on the other side of the glass. The ceremony is quick with a strange ambiance. Goga in prison, Nutsa with children outside, a routine sets in.

Cast

* Mari Kitia * Giorgi Maskharashvili * Giorgi Makharadze * Darejan Khachidze * Tamar Mamulashvili * Anuka Grigolia. * nita kalichava

Festivals

Awards : *

- Panorama Section Third audience award
Special Jury Prize * Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 20th Sarajevo Film Festival Awards , Sarajevo Film Festival
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Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress The Heart of Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Srce Sarajeva'' / Срце Сарајева) is the highest prize awarded in all the competition categories at the Sarajevo Film Festival. Heart of Sarajevo The official ''Heart of Saraje ...

for Mari Kitia * Batumi Summer Theater Film Festival ( Georgia) Special Jury Prize * Scarborough Worldwide Film Festival (Canada) Audience Choice Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Selections : *

- Panorama Section (Germany) - 2014 *

(United States)- 2014 * Mooov International Film Festival (Belgium) - 2014 * Off Plus Camera (

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) - 2014 * Busan International Film Festival (

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) - 2014 * Five Lakes Film Festival (Germany) - 2014 *

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(Italy) - 2014 *

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(

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) - 2014 * Sarajevo Film Festival (

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) - 2014 *

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) - 2014 *

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(Sweden) - 2014 *

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(France)- 2015 * Romania International Film Festival (

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)- 2015 * Vox Feminae Film Festival (

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) - 2015 * Women in Film, Los Angeles (United States) - 2016 * Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada) - 2016

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3502932 2014 films Drama films from Georgia (country) French drama films 2014 directorial debut films 2010s French films